We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Let
Model
BLANIK L-13
Year
1978
Serial number
027020
Aircraft type
Glider
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AD59DE
Engine
Make and model
None None
Type
None
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2006 – 2023Individual ownerClearwater, FL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Aug 20, 1985 · Chester, SC
THE GLIDER LANDED ABOUT 150 FT SHORT OF THE RWY ON THE PLTS 1ST SOLO IN THIS ACFT. HE SAID HE NOTICED A RAPID DROP IN ALT AT 55 MPH ON FINAL APPROACH AND BEGAN TO CHANGE SPOILER POSITION TO COMPENSATE. HE COMPLAINED THAT THE STIFFNESS OF THE OPERATION OF THE SPOILERS MAY HAVE MISLED HIM AS TO THE FLT POSITION.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.